June 29, 201213 yr QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 29, 2012 -> 08:58 AM) Top unsigned picks... Anyone know if we have a chance at these guys? 13 (411). Derek Thompson, LHP, John A. Logan College, IL 15 (471). Jordan Guerrero, LHP, Moorspark Highschool, CA 17 (531). Sammy Ayala, C, La Jolla Country Day HS, CA Based on earlier webnews on Ayala, he's more likely to head to college. I haven't heard anything on Guerrero. Thompson - there's a story that he's leaning either way, so say 50/50 on him.
July 1, 201213 yr Just because I can I want to say that the Bristol White Sox won a game tonight in a 12-13 slugfest! My guy got in and went 2-3 with a double and 2 RBI's. Now hitting .346! Subject to change, lol!
July 9, 201213 yr Jim Callis @jimcallisBA RT @BAHighSchool: #WhiteSox signed Sammy Ayala for $258,800. Calif HS C went in 17th rd. Physical w/ plus arm, good pop. #mlbdraft Pretty nice get for the White Sox here. I didn't think he was signing.
July 9, 201213 yr QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Jul 9, 2012 -> 12:49 PM) Jim Callis @jimcallisBA RT @BAHighSchool: #WhiteSox signed Sammy Ayala for $258,800. Calif HS C went in 17th rd. Physical w/ plus arm, good pop. #mlbdraft Pretty nice get for the White Sox here. I didn't think he was signing. This is great news. Glad to see we're actually using our excess funds.
July 9, 201213 yr Author QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Jul 9, 2012 -> 12:49 PM) Jim Callis @jimcallisBA RT @BAHighSchool: #WhiteSox signed Sammy Ayala for $258,800. Calif HS C went in 17th rd. Physical w/ plus arm, good pop. #mlbdraft Pretty nice get for the White Sox here. I didn't think he was signing. Excellent. Still cheaper than what the Cards offered, but more than what we offered initially.
July 9, 201213 yr Author So with the Ayala signing that leaves us about $40k out of our bonus pool, plus about $300k we could go over that pool without paying a penalty. Top picks unsigned are 13 (411). Derek Thompson, LHP, John A. Logan College, IL 15 (471). Jordan Guerrero, LHP, Moorspark Highschool, CA
July 9, 201213 yr QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Jul 9, 2012 -> 11:49 AM) Jim Callis @jimcallisBA RT @BAHighSchool: #WhiteSox signed Sammy Ayala for $258,800. Calif HS C went in 17th rd. Physical w/ plus arm, good pop. #mlbdraft Pretty nice get for the White Sox here. I didn't think he was signing. Awesome.
July 9, 201213 yr That's early 5th round money for Ayala. Nice pick up. The Sox are almost certainly done since BA has them exactly at their pool limit.
July 9, 201213 yr QUOTE (danman31 @ Jul 9, 2012 -> 01:36 PM) That's early 5th round money for Ayala. Nice pick up. The Sox are almost certainly done since BA has them exactly at their pool limit. Does anyone have information on the last 2 guys left, would they be minor league fillers or actually worth spending money on?
July 9, 201213 yr QUOTE (danman31 @ Jul 9, 2012 -> 01:36 PM) That's early 5th round money for Ayala. Nice pick up. The Sox are almost certainly done since BA has them exactly at their pool limit. Wow, they actually did what some of us wanted them to do - take their remaining funds plus going close to the cap and throw it all at Ayala. And it worked.
July 9, 201213 yr This seems to be one of the high ceiling "SIGNED" draft classes we have had in a long time. Let's hope this pans out. Love the new system.
July 9, 201213 yr On paper, this is the most excited I've been about a draft class in years. I hope the excitement pays off.
July 10, 201213 yr QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Jul 9, 2012 -> 12:49 PM) Jim Callis @jimcallisBA RT @BAHighSchool: #WhiteSox signed Sammy Ayala for $258,800. Calif HS C went in 17th rd. Physical w/ plus arm, good pop. #mlbdraft Pretty nice get for the White Sox here. I didn't think he was signing. This is fantastic. I remember reading a BA Piece about him much earlier this year. Glad the Sox are spending the money they are allocated.
July 10, 201213 yr What a surprise, guess the team is finally willing to spend at least a little more on the draft instead of going cheap for so long.
July 10, 201213 yr Author QUOTE (bighurt4life @ Jul 9, 2012 -> 07:08 PM) What a surprise, guess the team is finally willing to spend at least a little more on the draft instead of going cheap for so long. They should considering the push for draft changes has been the White Sox.
July 10, 201213 yr Can MLB teams still offer to pay for a high school athletes future college expenses or is that banned in the new CBA?
July 10, 201213 yr QUOTE (Springfield SoxFan @ Jul 9, 2012 -> 07:20 PM) Can MLB teams still offer to pay for a high school athletes future college expenses or is that banned in the new CBA? Yes, and I don't think those spendings factor in the bonus pool
July 10, 201213 yr QUOTE (bighurt4life @ Jul 9, 2012 -> 07:08 PM) What a surprise, guess the team is finally willing to spend at least a little more on the draft instead of going cheap for so long. Key is they knew what they had to spend going in making final push much easier. Sox have benefited bigtime with the new rules.
July 10, 201213 yr Pretty pumped about Ayala. Very unexpected considering what his bonus demands had been reported as.
July 10, 201213 yr QUOTE (dasox24 @ Jul 10, 2012 -> 11:47 AM) Pretty pumped about Ayala. Very unexpected considering what his bonus demands had been reported as. Wasn't it reported that he was informally offered $400k by the Cardinals who wanted to draft him much earlier, but he turned it down?
July 10, 201213 yr Author QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Jul 10, 2012 -> 12:04 PM) Wasn't it reported that he was informally offered $400k by the Cardinals who wanted to draft him much earlier, but he turned it down? $300,000 http://www.soxtalk.com/forums/index.php?s=...t&p=2618536
July 10, 201213 yr QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 10, 2012 -> 12:14 PM) $300,000 http://www.soxtalk.com/forums/index.php?s=...t&p=2618536 We must've had some great talking points then.
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